Lioness The Origin Story Ep. 3

Shannon and Daria talk to retired US Army Colonel David Brinkley who, as Commander of the 1st Engineer Battalion in Ramadi in 2003, created the Team Lioness program. He recalls how the Lioness soldiers’ ability to connect with Iraqi women helped avert conflict and what happened when General Mattis confronted him about sending female soldiers outside the wire in defiance of the Combat Exclusion Policy.

Reviewing Episode 3 of Paramount+'s SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS (Bruise Like A Fist), the hosts discuss how instances of Cruz’s (Laysla De Oliveira) ability to think quick on her feet echoed Shannon’s experiences during Lioness missions, the beach scene in which Aaliyah (Stephanie Buddenbrock) laments to Cruz that she isn’t allowed to make her own choices, and, with Shaun’s recap of the off-the-record prisoner snatch, how subplots are expanding the narrative intrigue.

Lioness
A feature-length documentary by Meg McLagan and Daria Sommers
Trailer - https://bit.ly/44GR6fV
Available for streaming on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video

Presented by the Veterans Breakfast Club - www.veteransbreakfastclub.org